The Most Dangerous Superstition by Larken Rose

The Most Dangerous Superstition is a non-fiction book by Larken Rose, first published in 2011. 
 The book’s central thesis is that the belief in “authority”—specifically the idea that some people have the moral right to rule over others—is an irrational and destructive superstition responsible for most of the violence, oppression, and injustice in human history.

Rose argues that this belief leads otherwise decent people to commit or support immoral acts simply because they are ordered to do so by those perceived as “authorities,” such as governments, lawmakers, or police.